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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Gathering Place

Tulsa, United States

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 6 2026

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Gathering Place

A large, free, privately funded park along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, with landscaped gardens, ponds, streams, shady trees and winding trails. Families use the many themed playgrounds and water play areas, feed koi, paddle boats and kayaks, and cross the pedestrian bridge.

Highlights

  • Koi ponds
  • Pedestrian bridge over Arkansas River
  • Charlie's water mountain

Good to know

  • Free entry and free parking
  • Cafe, snack carts and clean restrooms
  • Parking fills up; overflow lot farther away

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